#5 Bantamweight
Song Yadong
W1“Kung Fu Kid”
23-9-1
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🇨🇳China/Bantamweight/Age 28/Orthodox/5' 8"/67″ reach/135 lbs
Win %
72%
SLpM
4.3
Str Acc
43%
Str Def
55%
TD Avg
0.8
TD Def
73%
Sub Avg
0.2
Finish
59%
At a Glance
4.3
SLpM
above average
43%
Str Acc
below average
0.8
TD Avg
below average
59%
Finish %
top 1%
55%
Str Def
median
Song Yadong "Kung Fu Kid" is a China orthodox Bantamweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a high-volume striker. With a record of 23-9-1, the fighter carries a 70% win rate across 33 pro contests, finishing 59% of opponents inside the distance.
Career Arc
32 fightspeak +18 · current +18
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
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Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
4.34+0.92 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
3.81+0.63 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.82-0.70 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.20-0.20 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (3.81)Landed (4.34)
0
+0.53
Wins by Method
59%Finish
KO/TKO941%
Submission418%
Decision941%
23 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (23)
9 KO
4 SUB
9 DEC
1 OTH
Losses (9)
1 KO
3 DEC
5 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
W
Sub
L
Dec
W
Dec
L
Dec
W
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
13/28(46%)
R2
21/45(47%)
R3
22/53(42%)
R4
20/41(49%)
R5
20/28(71%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
85%
Distance: 330Clinch: 11Ground: 45
Target
58%
17%
26%
Head: 222Body: 65Leg: 99
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:28
Avg Sub Att. / Fight
0.0
TD Success Rate
32%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
12 of 32
KO/TKO Losses
1
Avg Fight Duration
2.4 rounds
Post-Loss Record
4-0
Fight History17 UFC + 15 pre-UFC
32 fights22W4L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo | SSUB Guillotine Choke | ||||
WINMain Event Method SUB Guillotine Choke Round 2 of 5 Time 4:42 Division Bantamweight Opening Odds -600/+425 | ||||||
| L | Sean O'Malley | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Henry Cejudo | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Petr Yan | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Chris Gutierrez | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Ricky Simon | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Cory Sandhagen | KKO/TKO | ||||
| W | Marlon Moraes | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Julio Arce | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Casey Kenney | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Kyler Phillips | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Marlon Vera | DU-DEC | ||||
| ? | Cody Stamann | DM-DEC | ||||
| W | Alejandro Perez | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Vince Morales | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Felipe Arantes | KKO/TKO Elbow | ||||
| W | Bharat Kandare | SSUB Guillotine Choke | ||||
| W | Makoto Yoshida | KTKO | ||||
| W | Edgars Skrīvers | DDEC | ||||
| ? | Renat Ondar | DDEC | ||||
| W | Shamil Nasrudinov | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Renat Ondar | DDEC | ||||
| W | Vachagan Nikogosyan | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Alexey Polpudnikov | KTKO | ||||
| W | Artak Nazaryan | KTKO | ||||
| W | Aleksandr Zaytsev | DDEC | ||||
| ? | Giovanni Moljo | •DQ | ||||
| W | Rae Yoon Ok | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Xian Ji | DDEC | ||||
| W | Yafei Zhao | DDEC | ||||
| W | Baasankhuu Damlanpurev | SSUB | ||||
| W | Wulalibieke Baheibieke | DDEC | ||||